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Sigma 150–600mm F5–6.3 Contemporary DG OS HSM Lens

Sigma 150–600mm F5–6.3 Contemporary DG OS HSM Lens

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A lightweight hyper-telephoto zoom lens from Sigma, the 150-600mm F5-6.3 Contemporary excels at wildlife and lunar photography—and it’s portable enough to carry easily into the field. It features 20 elements in 14 groups, including one FLD and three SLD glass elements, and has a minimum aperture of F22 and a minimum focusing distance of 110.2 inches Read More

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frankz
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Jan 4, 2019
So when's this happening?
NacMacFeegle
35
Feb 16, 2018
I published a review of the lens on my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/bNLn5GWx4Vw
NacMacFeegle
35
Feb 16, 2018
NacMacFeegleI also created a written review and published a bunch of sample images on my blog: https://illuminationsfromtheattic.blogspot.com/2018/02/sigma-150-600mm-contemporary-review.html
NacMacFeegle
35
Feb 21, 2018
NacMacFeegleI just made an update to the review to share some further thoughts and opinions of the lens that I've formed after further use. https://youtu.be/-UwrioggV7A
NacMacFeegle
35
Feb 12, 2018
A week too late! I ordered mine for $10 more than this last Sunday.
NacMacFeegle
35
Feb 12, 2018
NacMacFeegleIt just arrived in the mail today - absolutely a thrill to shoot with! Very happy with the first photos I've taken with it: sharp and beautiful! Focus is a bit finicky, but I've also got the USB dock coming, so hopefully I'll be able to correct that. This thing is a bargain at $1000 - $780 is an absolute steal!
Redstone02
44
Feb 10, 2018
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Feb 10, 2018
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Redstone02
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Feb 10, 2018
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Jaysun
1855
Feb 12, 2018
Redstone02Sweet!
JaySCT
39
Feb 9, 2018
Just a reminder.. No authorized dealer receipt, no warranty, regardless of "registration by dealer" .. Not the way it works.
Redstone02
44
Feb 10, 2018
Hey, hey, dang it.. nsfw tag needed... Now I have a mental image of someone with raging hate boner go on. Not cool man, not cool.
RayF
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Feb 22, 2018
Tsk, tsk, such an emotional response--lets put on our grown up pants and try that over!
tlmotorsport
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Jan 24, 2018
So like BF_Hammer, tried to go out and do some eagle shooting, but didnt have much luck with the eagles in my area, most that we saw were half way across the river, borrowed a 1.4tc from the local camera store to see how it'd play with the lens and the IQ was nearly indistinguishable for my eyes, by the AF was slow as molasses and with only being the center point made things tricky with it. A few shots from the day that I particularly liked:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tlmotorsport/39798646082/in/album-72157662888920277/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/tlmotorsport/28051865889/in/album-72157662888920277/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/tlmotorsport/38931489405/in/album-72157662888920277/
This one may not be the most interesting, but does a good job at showing how much detail can be captured with it: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tlmotorsport/25957397338/in/album-72157662888920277/
I'll be off to Daytona tomorrow, which is much more in my shooting wheelhouse, cant wait.
Jaysun
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Jan 24, 2018
tlmotorsportIt's great to see the lens in use as well as the results!
Thanks for sharing your work with the community.
BF_Hammer
717
Jan 22, 2018
Getting away from the warranty talk and into what I am most interested in, the pictures it takes. Up to this point, my 2 long lenses have been a Nikon 70-300mm f4-6.3G. It is pretty much a starter lens that I just kept using. Soft images, some nasty chroma aberrations, bad autofocus. I also have a 500mm reflex Nikkor from the 1970's, and of course all the disadvantages of that style lens.
So the last 2 weekends I took a trip to the dam at Prairie du Sac on the Wisconsin River. It is a spot locally where bald eagles congregate when the lakes and rivers freeze-over as the hydro-electric plant keeps the river water open downstream of it. Two weekends ago I did not have the Sigma lens yet, so I photographed mostly with my Nikon D7000 + Nikon 70-300. I had my backup D80 + Nikkor 500mm reflex along and used it for some shots. It was frigid out and there were plenty of birds to photograph. This past weekend I had just the D7000 + Sigma 150-600mm C along. It was 45 degrees warmer that day, and very few birds to find, and they were mostly across the river on a slightly hazy day. But I still got better shots this past weekend. What they say about this lens being sharp is spot on. See the 2 photos below.

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First image is the full image, the second one is a crop. A crop from near the lower-left corner. This would be a potentially unsharp section of the frame in many telephotos, but it looks plenty sharp to me. Even the ducks in the foreground are clear. Compared to what I shot the weekend before, it is leaps and bounds better. And this was with some haziness in the air, fully zoomed to 600mm. I was in Shutter priority mode, ISO200, 1/800s, image stabilization mode 2, and using a monopod. I found the 3D tracking autofocus mode in the D7000 worked best for birds in motion and flying. Focus stayed on point fairly well, would sometimes get lost if tracking past some tree branches or if I lost the subject moving across the sky. Still much better than the Nikon 70-300, as it should be for 3.5x the cost.
Some other shots. Most are cropped, some cropped a lot.
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Now just to give a comparison, here are some from the previous weekend using the Nikon lenses, all handheld. ISO 400 or more, 1/1000s or faster.
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The last one was using the D80 + Nikkor 500mm reflex lens, handheld at 1/400s. I steadied my arm by resting on the door of my Jeep.
I can think of one negative about the Sigma: I need a new tripod now! My old Sunpak carbon fiber 'pod with pistol-grip ball head only has half of the needed load capacity. The thing shakes like a phone on vibrate mode. I need a drop for a good tripod. For now I stick to the monopod without any head attached.
MrSharkbait
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Feb 10, 2018
On a slightly different topic, did you consider the Tamron G2 before deciding to purchase this lens? I rented it for a weekend and shot some Sand Hill Cranes. Pretty happy with the results.
BF_Hammer
717
Feb 10, 2018
MrSharkbaitI read the comparison reviews between Tamron and Sigma. Way I saw it, the price on the drop was a deciding factor. Most reviewers considered the lenses pretty similar in most regards, each having some aspect that they did better or not as well at. But I did not try one. I have purchased a new Tamron 90mm (017 version) this past year and love it. Replaced a 1990's vintage Tamron 90mm SP AF I was using, and this is my preferred lens for watch photography.
Redstone02
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Jan 15, 2018
Received my lens today... before the expected ship date of January 17th! :-) I will post back after warranty is registered.
Redstone02
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Feb 10, 2018
Not my purchase drop. There may have been lower cost drops but, IIRC, they were international spec.
L1wD
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Feb 10, 2018
Redstone02Ok, thanks again! Yeah, I was thinking of the most recent one - just remembered it wrong it sounds like.
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I totally agree that the prices they have offered some (but not all) of these lenses at are very good, even without the warranty. As I said to you initially, your logic made sense and I understand your position. However, they reassured us that it would have a warranty, despite our attempts to explain to them how the warranty actually works and why they won't be able to offer a US warranty. It's telling that no one from Massdrop has responded yet, either here or on the other thread where the customer posted about his experience. He posted this morning, so they had a full business day to look into it, or at least say that they were looking into it and needed more time. Massdrop has now failed to deliver on what @B.Hutch promised, which was "I have already stated what Massdrop will deliver. A guaranteed warranty with Sigma. If you choose not to believe that then that is up to you." I for one am not surprised, and hope they do right by their customers who have participated in these drops. The way I see it, Massdrop has three options: 1) do nothing, fail to honor their promise, and let customers suffer 2) provide a valid receipt from their authorized dealer to potentially get the warranty to be valid, although now that the manufacturer is aware of what is going on they now might not accept the receipt 3) reimburse individual customers that need repairs for their costs for the length of the warranty period In my eyes, Massdrop has done significant damage to their reputation with these USA warranty drops. They refused to listen or adequately respond to customers with valid concerns. We will have to see how they respond now... It's unfortunate because I really like the style and audiophile communities on Massdrop. But the only photography products that can work with their model are grey market. USA warranty products won't work because the manufacturers have fool-proof policies in place to protect their dealers.
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